Taking On Rules to Ease Sikhs’ Path to the Army

July 10th, 2013

Until 1974, Sikhs (who have been in the U.S. since the late 19th c) were allowed to serve in the military with unshorn hair and beards. But in the 1980s, stricter rules regarding personal appearance were enacted and since 9/11 many Sikhs have become targets of ignorant anti-Muslim hostility. This story is a hopeful step…

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This is a blog about Pluralism in American Life. What is “pluralism,” you ask? When we use the word “diversity”, this is an observation about ethnic, racial, or religious difference or variety, but pluralism is the term to use when describing a diverse group of people living together in one community or society. Some speak of cultural or ethnic pluralism to highlight a particular facet of pluralism, and I focus mainly on religious pluralism here.